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NEW WHITE SHOES
PUMPS, TIES, OXFORDS, etc. — COMBINATION FITTERS — WIDTHS AA to EE
Newest styles in All VJ/hite, White and Tan, White and Blue. ,
The price on the above high grade shoes is $2,98 to $3.95
Cheaper lines in regular widths in stock at $2.00 to $2.75
Crepe Sole Sport Shoes
Full line of Cork and'Crepe Sole Summer Shoes—Saddle Strap Oxfords, Wedge Heei
Sport Shoes in a variety of styles. Be comfortable in a pair of light-weight shoes.
FINAL CLEARING
of Ladies’, Misses’ and Girls’
SPRING COATS
EXETER GOES OVER TOP
Exceeds Quota by 25 Per Cent,
Hensall Doubles Quota
Exeter and Hensall have gone-
over the top in the Victory Loan
drive. On the second day Hensall
doubled its quota and Exeter went
twenty-five per cent over the top.
Stephen, U-sborne and Hay are mak
ing splendid progress and the can
vassers are optimistic about the
results. Exeter’s objective was $57,-
900 and the amount subscribed
Tuesday night was $76.,000. Hen-
.sail’s objective was $19,6f>0 and
they have over $40,000 subscribed.
They were the first to report a hund
red per cent increase. While jubi
lant in going over the top there
will be no let up in the canvass as
every last dollar is needed.
At the Victory Loan torch pro
cession in Exeter to-night at 7
o’clock it is expected that a new
pennant will be added to the Vic
tory Loan flag.
R. N. Creech, chairman of the
Exeter War Loan Committee, re
ceived the following telegram from
J. D- Thomas, chairman of the Coun
ty committee: "Congratulation on
the good result to date. Keep up
the good work.”
RECEIVE DEGREES
This week we have further reduced the price of all Ladies’ Misses’ and Girls’ Spring
Coats to less than actual cost price. We still have a good range of sizes and styles.
Take advantage of these fine bargain prices.I
New Summer Shades in Silk Hosiery
The new summer shades in Supersilk and Gordon brand silk hosiery are now in stock
in crepes, chiffons and service weights. We would advise buying several pairs at pre
sent prices and quality.
SPECIAL—5 dozen sub-standards in chiffon hosiery on sale At 79c pair
Nylon Hosiery, new summer shades, just arrived—at $1.65 pair, (made by Supersilk)
Mr. Borden Sanders, a medical
student at Western University, has
been successful in -obtaining the
honor course B.A. degree with
first-clasS honors. Miss Ilene Lewis
has secured hpr B.A. degree in the
general -course with second-class
honors. Mr.! Arfchie Hoggarth, of
Cromarty, also receives his degree
with second-class honors and
Mary Hemphill, of Hensall,
third-class honors.
Miss
with
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Bathing Suits for All Members of the Family
Bathing suits are now ready for ladies, men and boys.
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Boys’ Satin Trunks-r-Special —-at $1.25 pair; Men’s in same, $1.50 pair.
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Big B Brand Work Shirts—the largest, best-made shirt in the trade, at 90c and $1.00 ea.
Men’s work Sock Special at 25c pair -
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Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
TO PRACTICE LAW
Mr. W. Gyafton Cochrag.e, B.A., who has b.een attendingM^sgoode
Hall, Toronto*, is to be congratulated
on having successfully passed his
final law school examinations. He
was home for several days and is at
present attending an Officers’
Training Camp at Niagara-on-the-
Lake. Mr. Cochrane will be called
to the bar on June A9th. We un
derstand he is opening an office in
Exeter, having rented the office re
cently vacated by Dr. Weekes.
VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE
Durham CornstarchSpecial Value .................*....JJ6F
Eagle Brand Milk I Q-
Condensed and Sweetened, pci Illa.
Dutch Sett Onions 9 1LC
In good condition, while they last** dl
Maple Leaf Cake Flour Made
by the millers of Monai^h Flour....“**L
Lynn Valley Dessert' Pears
-15-oz. Tins .........................................« IVI l«7l
Nabob Coffee
With 2?5c Bottle of Extract Free
lb- tins, 2 - 25c
Carnation Milk O fnr Qr*
Small -Size ............................................" *'1*
lb. tin 51c
Phone 32 Jones & May Your
Superior
Store
Seventeen men, mostly from the
Middlesex-Hurons, volunteered for
active service during a -recruiting
rally in Exeter bn Monday. A pla
toon of soldiers from the Active
Kent Regiment, from London, in
charge of Lieut. R. Greenwood,
spent the day in town. A motor lor
ry with loud speaking equipment
paraded the town several times. In
the evening the soldiers put on a
demonstration in the grist-mill yard.
The local company of the Middle-
sex-Hurons and also of the Firsts
Hussars paraded to the yard and
witnessed the manoeuvres. Quite
a number of. citizens were also on;
hand. At the close of the drill Re?
cruiting Officer Lieut. Reg. Hay, on
Listowel, assisted by Lieut. Wm.\
White, made a plea for enlistment, when 17 signed up. The men are)
at present in London for medi-cal/
examination.
BOY $COUT RALLY
A very impressive ceremony was
held Sunday evening in Triyitt
Memorial church when three hund
red and fifty Boy Scouts, Cubs,
Girl Guides and Brownies in a dis
trict rally attended Divine service.
Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, Mit
chell and Lucan organizations were
represented in a colorful parade that
assembled at the school grounds and
headed by the Exeter band, and the
flags and bannersyif the different
groups, paraded ter the church, prac
tically filling the centre pews. Mit
chell had the largest representation,
with about 125 present. The Mit
chell Lions sponsor the clubs, and
provided the transportation. Visi
tors packed the church and a num
ber were unable to gain admission.
The Rector, Rev. M. A. Hunt, ex
tended a welcome to the• visitors.
The choir was assisted by Master
Arthur Palmer, boy soloist, of St.
Paul’s Cathedral, London, who
sang two numbers. He has a splen
did voice and delighted the large
congregation.
Mr. Hunt took for his theme,
"Doing Good”, taking for his text,
Jesus of Nazareth went about doing
good.” Jesus was one of the great
est leaders that ever lived and he
loved to go about doing good. Je
sus was a young man, only 33 when
he laid -down his life. He chose
young men to be his disciples. They
were full of strength -and vim and
to-day after having been subjected
to many trials and tribulations the
Church which they founded still
stands. Life, for the youth of to
day, is one of the greatest problems,
Life is a thing of beauty. How can
we make the most of it? Inexpress-
able and indescribable is the boy
hood life of Jesus. To make the
most of life as Jesus did is to do
good. He should be the hero and
example of every boy and girl who
has an ambition to be something
or to do something.. His was a life
of modesty and humility, of self
denial, service and sacrifice. To
day we think of the boys who are
willing to sacrifice all that they-
hold dear to preserve the -princi
pals and ideals for Which Christian
ity stands. -Jesus
boys and girls of
partners with him
be sunbeams in
occupy. The acid test of Scoutship
is bound up in the motto, "To try to
do niy best to -do my duty to God and
the King.” The speaker emphasiz
ed the Boy Scout laws and stated
that if lived up to there is no. need
to fear for the youth of to-day norr
for our country. We should nol
rest until our good is better and
our better best.
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THE PLEDGE
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"I hereby declare my belief in Al
mighty God and reaffirm my loyalty
and Allegiance to His Majesty, the
King, and further declare my sup
port of British Institutions.
“I,pledge myself and my all to
hold the Torch on high, and to
march shoulder to shoulder with
the United Kingdojn, and her Allies
in our righteous cause to victory
and enduring peace."
CELEBRATION MARKS THE
OPENING OF VICTORY
LOAN DRIVE
Christ wants the
to-day to be co
in doing good, to
any SDhere they
An impressive ceremony mark
ed the hoisting of the Victory Loan
Flag at the Town Hall Monday
morning and the opening of the War
Loan campaign in Exeter. The Exe
ter Band .headed a procession of
Boy Scouts, Cubs and school child
ren which assembled at the Town
Hall.
Mr. R, N. Creech, -chairman of the
local committee, presided and was
pleased to welcome so many to such
an important ceremony. For the past
month an extensive publicity cam
paign had been put on for the War
Loan and it is hoped that it will
have the necessary effect. The
hoisting of the flag was a pledge
that Exeter would do everything
.possible to win the war. We have
lost battles but will not lose the
cause, said the speaker, and the
cause is what counts. The slogan
in Huron, is “$ 1,300,000 the first
week of the campaign.” The allot
ment for Exeter is $60,000. An
honor pennant will be attached to
the flag when ,the allotment is
reached and an additional pennant
for every time the municipality
oversubscribes its quota by 25 per
cent. If we were living in Germany
we would not be asked to lend. We
would be told how much we would
have to rais.e, •, The canvassers for
Exeter are B^ 'M. Francis, Jas. P.
Bowey, G. S.' Howard and R.' N.
Creech.*
Rev. N. J. Woods’, in dedicating
the flag with prayer, said that it
flies as a symbol..of -our freedom to
think, to speak ahd to worship and
Sudden Death - New Life.
for grubs and cutworms, when planting. Also for celery,
raddish, cabbage, potted plants, potato plants,
. tomato, cucumber and garden flowers
Also new life to the plant
, 5 lbs, for 25c 10 lbs. for 45c 20 lbs. for 75c
Also Paris Green, Arsenate of Lead, Arsenate of Lime,
Bordeaux Mixture and a good assortment of sprayers
for spraying
Banks and Schools to Observe
Holiday
Monday, June 9 th, wilr be cele
brated as the birthday of King
George VI. It will be a public
holiday for" the schools, banks and
post office, but the stores of Exeter
will remain open. %
DEATH OF W. R. ELLIOTT
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We have a large stock of Coleman Stoves and Hot Plates.
New Perfection Stoves, Ovens, one and two burner
National Day of Prayer
Sunday next will be observed
the churches as a National Day
Prayer. The members of the First
Hussars and of the Middlesex-Hur-
ons will attend Divine worship at
the Trivitt Memorial Church at 11
heada.m. The Exeter Band will
the paarde. >
in
o£
Don’t forget the EASY WASH MACHINE at all
different prices
Kilzem Stock Spray, Purina Cattle Spray in bulk
Now is the time to have your eavetroughing done. Also
roof work. Please come in and talk your work over with u's.
Sponsor Jam Making
T.hb Women’s Institutes of
district in iconjunction with
Our store is full of gifts for the June bride.
BUY VICTORY BONDS
this
„ ---------- ---- theRed. Cross, will again sponsor the
making of jam for the soldiers over
seas. A representative from the
department at Toronto met with
the representatives, of the different
branches of the Institute in the .pub
lic library Monday evening and
outlined the* need of jam for over
seas. F'
on their splendid effort last
The ladies have promised
whole-hearted co-operation.
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Mr. Win. R. Elliott, of Centralia,
for many years a prominent figure
in Huron County, died at his home
on Wednesday, May 28th, in his
79th year. Mr. Elliott had been
in failing health but it was not un
til two weeks previous to his death
that he was confined to his bed.
His whole life was lived on the
farm on which he died. During his
younger days he took a leading
part in all activities pertaining to
the welfare of the community. He
served the township of Stephen first
as councillor and then as reeve and
was honored with the Wardenship
of the county. He was an active
member of the Centralia United
Church. For years he was a mem
ber of the Exeter Agricultural So
ciety. He was a Conservative in
politics and took a keen and active
interest, for years being a member
of the county executive. He was
a successful farmer and a lover of
horses possessing so‘me fine speci
mens in his day. Mr. Elliott was
twice married, his first wife being
Miss Mary Hancock. Following her
id the- need of jam for over- I demise he was united in marriage
She congratulated the ladies I with Miss Laura Fox, of Lucan,
year,
their
Traquair’s Hardware
TINSMITHING SIGN WORK PLUMBING
DEATH OF NEPHEW
Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Meaner and
Betty 'Ann, Of Toronto, spent the
Week-end With Mr. H. Horton. Mrs.
Hillary Horton returned home with
them after having been away for
four months. Two months were spent in Victoria Hospital, London,
and the rest of the time she was With
her daughters in Tillsonburg and
’Toronto.
Miscellaneous Shower
On Friday night last a number p£"
girls gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Ho-ckey to honor
their daughter, Thelma, bride-to-be,
With a miscellaneous shower. Thel
ma thanked het* friends in a few.
appropriate words. Contests were
enjoyed and a dainty lunch whs
served. ‘
Dr. .M. C. G. Fletcher received
word on Monday of lhe death of his
ne-phew, L.A.C. Glen Fletcher, of
the R.A.F., who met lii-s -death in ’
an accident while in training in
Prince Edward Island’. The young/
airman, aged 19, is a son of O. J.
ahd Mrs. Fletcher, of Montreal, Be
sides his parents, one sister sur
vives. The details of the accident
were not received. Dr. and Mrs.
Fletcher left Monday afternoon for
Montreal to attend the funeral,
which will take place bn the ar
rival of the body from Prince Ed
ward Island.
his bereaved widow. Three daugh
ters and ohe son survive (Mabie)
Mrs. Copeland, of Windsor; (Kath
erine) Mrs. W. A. Jenkins, of Lon
don; Miss Lillian, of Detroit, and
Murray, of Stephen, The funeral
was held from his late residence
Saturday afternoon and was large
ly attended. The funeral was con
ducted by a former pastor of Cen-
• tralia, Rev. Sinclair, of Blyth. The
'bearers were Messrs. Thos. Boyce,
Gordon Wilson, Bruce Mitchell,
Lloyd Hodgson, Jack Reedet and
Wellington Baker.
STORES GAILY DECORATED
Red! White! Blue! Exeter is alU
-ablaze with these glorious -colours
of honor and freedom^ From the
Jqjrgest to the smallest store the.
Union Jack waves merrily. Every
where we^-see streamers and em
blems hupg. The business sec
tion is especially attractive. The
merchants have shown their loyalty
"with windows that cannot help but
make us all want
With so many fine
be unwise to pick
display
worth
■of J.
unique,
streamers
a Canada
presented
aeroplanes,
diers.
ocean the boats
acy of Britain’s
Two windows
of J. A. Traquair.
ground is red, white and blue,
one window t-he decorations centre
around two large busts of the King
and Queen. Pictures of the Royal
Family, -of Winston Churchill, Mac
kenzie King, and President Roose
velt are arranged -attractively. In
the window opposite Hitler in ef
figy in a garbage barrel is stabbed
by bayonets and is surrounded by
rat -traps and rat poison. The win
dow of E. Lindenfield has a very
colorful setting of guns, steel hel
mets, swords and trophies of. the
last war. N. Statton lias a novel
window. Mounted on a large screen
having an effective red background
are pictures of our beloved Mon
archs surrounded by war scenes.
The Town Hall is gaily decorated
with red, white and blue banners,
flags and streamers. Adding -a fur
ther patriotic touch to the village
are the big bands of red, white and
blub bunting, on the hydro stand
ards, and the footsteps on the street
urging us -to -step out and buy Vic
tory Loan bonds. -Not to be -out
done, the boys and girls with their
gaily decorated bicycles show that
they too stand behind Great Britain.
A local prize of $5.00 and a coun
ty prize of $10.00 are being given
and the judging will be the latter
part of this week.
••a
to do our part,
windows it anay
out any special
are a few well
The window
is very
Red, white and blue
form the background for
and England that are re-
by toy tanks, cannon,
ambulances, and sol-
On an imitation Atlantic
depict the suprem-
navy.
of note are those
Again the back-
In
yet there
mentioning.
Lawson, jeweller,
white
VICTORY LOAN OBJEO'rtCVES
Township Of Hay ..............>$71,750
Henisall 19,650
Tuckersmitli 46,500
Stephon $71,450
Usborne • ♦»»»«IH««|<••«««t*)4**«(*•••!'$49,300
Exeter $57,900
AT BROTHER’S FUNERAL
Mr. S. B. Tayloi* on Thursday last
received word of the death of his
brother, Mr, Stoy Taylor, of Sher
brooke, Qiie., who passed away in
the prime of life, being forty years
of age. M^ and Mrs. Taylor left
the same day to attend the funeral.
The deceased visited in Exeter a
couple of years ago while on his
wfeddihg trip.
rtfathat no sacrifice is too great, to pre-
'*’serve these ideals and principles of
democracy.
Reeve B. W. Tu-ckey before rais
ing the Victory Flag stated that
Exeter in past drives had more than
met her obligations. He had con
fidence that the citizens would -not
only raise the allotment for the
Victory Loan but that the town
would have the honor of adding new
pennants to the flag. After rais
ing the flag the crowd joined in
rousing cheers.
Mr. Thos. Pryde, vice-president
for the county, spoke -of the tor-ch-
bearing procession that will tour
the county *>bf Huron Wednesday ev
ening,
in the
ferent
tatives
sign the scroll,
official car would join the pro
cession which • will reach Exeter at
seven o’clock in the evening and
proceed from here to Crediton,
Dashwood, Zurich, Hensall -and
finally wind up in Clinton. The
torch and scroll will then be taken
to Hamilton and put on board the
official plane that is flying from
Victoria to Halifax and will finally
be flown to England and presented
to Premier Churchill. Mr. Pryde
stated that the publicity that is be
ing given to the war loan is to stir
the enthusiasm of Canadians to the
fact that Canada is at war and that
every last man, woman and child
has a duty to perform a-nd that sac
rifices are needed. There is only
one way to stop Hitler and that is
to supply the men, the tanks, the
planes and the munitions that are
required. The men have joined
the colors and we must give them
the necessary mechanical equip
ment. We must forget party differ
ences and petty squabbles. Mistakes
have and will be made but we must
give until it hurts. Bonds may be
purchased as low as- fifty dollars
and every fifty dollar bond will be
needed. The civil and the relig
ious freedom we enjoy have been
bought dearly by our forefathers;
the pioneers have handed down to
us a goodly heritage. It is for us
now to preserve that heritage -a-nd
freedom. We can -do it by loaning
our money when our country calls.
The band played three selections,
"0 Canada", "Therfe’ll Always be
an England” and the National An
them.
At the conclusion -of the -ceremony,
two bombs exploded in the sky and
could be heard for a considerable
distance. The clang of tile fire bell
rent the air and the music o£ Trivitt
Memorial bells joined in the cele
bration. The climax came when
the fire engine with Jack Pryde at
the wheel and "Chief" Norry opera
ting the siren went up and down
■ Main street.
Following the oeremohy the band
and the school children again par
aded the street and at 10.45 met a
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It would begin at Goderich
morning and visit the dif-
centres where the represen-
of all municipalities would
At each centre an
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WHAT IS IT WORTH?
What is it worth to you. to be a
free man -or a free woman in a free,
land?
As free citizens we are facing ou/
greatest crisis. Many of our people
are offering their lives in the battle
for freedom, and now we are asked
to lend our money to back them
up.
There is no doubt in our minds
about the worthiness of the cause
for which we light. We all know
that the men who are in the front
line of our battle have to be sup
ported. We must give them tanks,
.planes, guns, ammunition and all
the technical equipment necessary
to enable them to stand up against
the long prepared armies of the
dictators. This takes money which
we -on the home front must supply.
Every Canadian has to face the per
sonal responsibility..................
to Canada’s Victory
Canadians can be
put their shoulders
when they understand the need.
It is a need not only to help in the
defence of Britain but -to stop the-
aggressors before they reach across
the ocean. Make no mistake about
it, if the dictators are not stopped,
then all that we hold dear in life
will go down before them.
The -success of this loan is not
only to be measured by the amount
of money subscribed, but also by
the large number of individual in
vestments by the people of modest
means and modest income. By sub
scribing in large numbers we de
monstrate ;h-ow solidly Canadians
are behind their sons and brothers
in this war. The larger the number,
-the more widely 'will purchasing
power in the fonin of interest be
distributed among everyday people
in all provinces. The more widely
the Victory Bonds are spread among
our people, the more easily we
shall meet any problems- of the fu
ture. .
Here in Huron County we have-
been asked to raise $1,400,000.00 as
our quota. Dig deep into your sav
ings and buy Victory Bonds. Wear
a Victory Loan button to show that
you .are
war but
war.
of subscribing
Loan.
counted on to
to the wheel
not just looking at the
that you are right in the
RADIO OFFICER VISITS HIS
PARENTS ATER THREE
"The spirit of the British people
is all that it is claimed to be,” said
Sr. Radio Officer Alex Strang, of
the British Merchant Navy, who has
been visiting with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Strang, after an
absence of three years. Mr. Strang
was on leave in London about the
middle of April when that city re
ceived one of its wOrst bombings.
It was the greatest experience he
has had on sea or land since the
beginning of the war. One big land
mine which exploded in the city
made a hole thirty feet deep. There
was terrible destruction in some
parts, but London covers a lot of
ground. The people of England
take these raids as a matter of
course and are by no means down
hearted. Many of the
areas that are of importance to the
empire trade have been built up
bigger and stronger than ever. "I
have made a dot of friends In old
London,” said Mr. Strang, "but I
haven’t seen anything to take the
place of Canada."
Three years ago, after completing
a course in radio at Toronto Mr:
Strang received a commission with
the British Merchant Navy. His
longest trip afloat Was to South
Africa. Thanks to the British con
voy system the merchant marine re
ceives wonderful protection. In.
their last trip across the Atlantic a
bomber’ attacked their ship but most
of their cargo of bombs had been
discharged previously. They Were
not far from the location where tho
"Hood" was sunk at the time of
the sinking. Alex has been well
schooled by the navy to talk little
and thus afford no information for
the enemy. He has sailed on ships
with crews of various nationalities
and ho says that they are all fine
fellows. On a recent ship all the
sailors were Banish, but all iconld
speak English. A finer lot of men
ho never met. Germany's advance
through Europe is because of her
superior fighting equipment but
her soldiers are no match for the
British if the latter had. the neces
sary planes, tanks and fighting
equipment
bombed
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